Courtroom Science! Intro (Philip, Cameron, Mandy, Jackie, Allan)

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Science and the courts first met in July, 1925, in the infamous Scopes Monkey Trial. Back then, the relationship between court and science was...not good, to say the least. To put it in perspective, science was basically being put on trial by their court. The concept of evolution, a widespread scientific theory, was being called into question. The result of the case created an explosion of controversy between science vs religion, and the relations between science and the courts wasn't looking good...

But now, science and the courts have mended their relationship. The two work hand in hand to send criminals to their deserved fate. The primary piece of science that assists courts that we will discuss is (insert science subject)

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A wordle based on the world of science intermixed with the courts